Homework 02
1.
What is Epistemology?
Epistemology is a field of philosophy that revolves around the theory of
knowledge.
2.
What is empirical knowledge? and What is non-empirical knowledge?
Empirical knowledge is knowledge perceived from a direct experience,
history, background, and experimentation. Non-empirical knowledge is a
method that uses current events, theory, and personal observations.
3.
In a few sentences, explain the difference between empiricism
(empiricists) and rationalism (rationalists).
Empiricists believe that knowledge and concepts are gained from
experience and experimentation. Rationalists believe that our knowledge
and understanding derives from a logical stance, and thorough reasoning.
4.
What is epistemic
justification
?
Epistemic justification has to do with a person’s belief being of right
standing in regards to knowledge.
5.
Briefly summarize the
Justified True Belief (JTB)
theory of
knowledge.
The JTB theory of knowledge requires all three conditions, which are
justification, truth, and belief, to be met allowing the claim to have
knowledge. This would mean there is a good reason leading to a good
argument.
6.
In a few sentences, summarize Gettier’s objection to JTB.
Gettier’s objection to JTB has to be that it doesn’t take into account all of
the necessary and sufficient conditions required in knowledge.
7.
Briefly summarize the
Cornman, Lehrer, and Pappas’ (CLP)
theory
of knowledge.
CLP theory of knowledge does believe that JTB need to provide a sufficient
condition for knowledge, so what this theory does is adds more to JTB,
that way Gettier-type conflicts doesn’t work against it.
